Farming
life and country ways - hard work with harder won rewards - the essence
of our agricultural heritage.
A herd of cows, a country lane a favourite dog, sharp memories. An
ancient pole barn which has seen better days, home to the rusting
memories of a lifetime - these and similar images are the type of
nostalgic ingredients that can often be seen in the paintings of Anthony
Forster. The old and trusted Ferguson Te20 or the Fordson Major -
tractors from a bygone age that can again be seen ploughing the fields
in Forster's pictures.
David Brown - and - Ferguson enthusiasts will tell you with their
hand on their heart which was the greatest tractor of them all.
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Vintage tractors are a way of life and ploughing a straight furrow
is itself an art form. Few artists can satisfy the critical eye of
enthusiastic Vintage Tractor owners and Forster's paintings, both
originals and prints, grace the walls of many.
Working
dogs are the trusted companions and pride of thousands who live and
work in the country. Border collies, labradors and springers are probably
highest on the list.
Cow pictures
- Fresians and Holsteins and other livestock with Land Rovers often
playing a leading role in many of Forster's paintings as does the
magnificent gentle giant - the Shire Horse. |
